Where does the waste go on airplanes?

Have you ever used an airplane toilet? You go in, do your business, press the flush button, and WHOOOOSH! Everything disappears in a split second. But where does all the waste disappear 

? We asked Shannon Baldioli from the National Air and Space Museum to help us find the answer.

Have you ever used an airplane toilet? You go in, do your business, press the flush button, and WHOOOOSH! Everything disappears in a split second. But where does all the waste disappear to? We asked Shannon Baldioli from the National Air and Space Museum to help us find the answer.
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